STAB OF TILL' jjOßTjfi. *T . WHTW, KUiTOK. AlSoorafcburg, Wc4liie*dar, Juue 24. 1837- Item ooru lie Nominations. FO; COVERNOIL, . "WILLIAM F. PACKER, of Lycoming County. ro* JCDCES OF Ttlt SUPREME COURT, WILLIAM STRONG, Of Berks County. JAMES THOMPSON, Of Eric County. FOH CANAI. COMMI-SIONCn, NIMROD STRICKLAND, of Chester County. THE NOMINATIONS IIIIS FALL. Our county being connected wi'h districts which this fall will have to elect a Congrers tnan, a State Senator ami two Assemblymen, It is important to mainltin harmony in these districts, and lo make fit and respectable nominations for each of these places. The Senatorial atid Representative districts ore clumsy and unmanageable, and if the Oppo sition can distract and divide in the Perrio cralie nominations, they will have no trouble to unite themselves upon any thing lo defeat Iho ''Loco-focos." Every county cannot be giatified, nor can every "great" man in at.y county. There he magnanimous con cession for the success of the causa, and men or counties who will not act in this spirit j bave no right in iho nominating convention*, j The fitness ol the candidate ought always I to be the first consideration; for all the trnub- j lei aod difficulties which have heretofore j chocked the success of Democracy aro-e from , entrusting nlace and power lo incompetent , men. These misled and deluded hone*t I men, and brought heavy reflections again*: the consistency of the parly. It required then thorough and long discussion lo correct I erroneous views, and in the meanwhile often came disaster and defeat. It was so when the "tariff" mania fed away men who are j wonderfully wise—in their own estimation. ! Tho Taylor delusion followed and caught j those who had nut yet studied out the truth, and such others as did nnt like the inemtsia I tencies of these ''tariff Democrats." Ihe heresies of these "tariff Democrats" became , a stumbling block and a reproach to the par. ty; and the defet of '4B followed n an in- 1 evitable and jo*l reir but on upon the nary for trusting raw and untutored man with po 1 silion and power Statesmanship does nm j come by any intuition or instinct; hut "11 the j questions of political science are deep nn 1 ' difficult problems which only patient smdv j and clear thought cm master. True a pnn- ' ciple may be simplified ill it* application to J some ono practical case, and made as plain ( at it was to stand an epg upon end alter Co j luml its illustrated it; but the principles of political science assume silmesl eiu-h yearn, new shape and fhrmf where raw leglstauua, J like raw school-boys, will not sio under j what rule the csso (all*. It was so when the Wilmot proviso origi- ' naied. It was all Greek to the raw material | cf our State legislature, nud lutd never been discussed. They had not studied the old Federal heresies so us to detect one in this modem disguise. Even the member from : this county voted lor it, and (rem lhoneefotth i he kept floating toward the low, long, black j cia/l of the Opposition, until last fall they picked him tin in his lorlorn condition, en I set him rt tho work of abusing his old friend*, for which lie was much belter fitted by nature tliso lor reasoning soundly upon principles of political economy. In 1819 a convention met at Pittsburg to nominate n Co no/ Commissioner, and men were ctio-cn es delegates who begged lor a chance to get some personal favor from the Board— eithe" • water privilege, an appointment for a iPciid or a contract: A resolution wa- ot tered recogtt ixiug 'he right of Congress to logtslale slavery mto or out of a territory.— Without reflection, atid without understand ing the question, the convention adopted the teacluiwn; and it cornea home in jodgmet t upou the party from every bar-room orator cf the Opposition. The delegate who then mis represented this county has since gone through Know-N ithmgism into tho arms ot the Opposition and Governor Pollack. We started <Wii to say that we wont fit men far candidates this tall, and wo care net trcin Yvhere they come. Give us the b<t men lor the positions-men who will be Uidifnl and in telligent representatives, and will understand and repel the sophistries and arisof t: e | lot- ' deters, whe.ber they a'sail the legislature to (ell the Main Line, to squander the St.ce funds by lumps of 53 003 i; 00, or ro debase the eoweoey of *h peej.le by eUaiurug , nw banks." I For Cengre** we hare beard named John Mr Rey. mills of this county: I'aol Lsidj, B. K. Rhodes, V. Best and George Smith of Muniour; IJeucrick B. Wright of Luzerne, •ud Robert R. Little of Wyoming For Senator we litre li'ard tamed Messtr. Zimmerman, Fullmer and Montgomery of Northumberland, each of whom Ha- been in tin HOMO one year, nd Thomas Bower ni Seyder For RepresenUtire (he candidate* at prea- M or* Peter Ent of 'his eeonty. Georae P. Jarksc i of Sullireu aud John VSmith of Wyoming. Dicklu-.n seminary. It was our fleamne, life risitinc William ■ •port la*'. week, to auend en mo ereiitg* the eaetctwa at Dickunwe Semtcary. Tliey srere creditable to the scholar* a.d learners, •cd indie* e a progiejure Csnditajo of affa t in (he mnnation. It i* well known to the prop* of this county, ea the i*ct prorea that some XO of the scholarw ere from Colooitx.,: aeeeral of whom yatuciyaMi! in the pwbVc UHinifT' The Seoi in at y rajglagne show* .h., wfcfcaa the pest *ewdtm,r year then U to tow Higher English; ICS ia the Cunrtft'ljlpl", and S7 in ibe prcpara- VWwmkwi ******* Municipal Nub-crlption. The holder* of (he bond* of (be chj of Pirietuirg yesterday belt) a public meeting m thi* ciiy, in the proceedings of which the holder- of the bond* issued by Allegheny Couaty to certain railroad companies were •mailed to participate. Boih the City of Pitle hnTg, and the County of Allegheny, in which Pitishurg is situated, hive issued bonds to j re vend railroad companies; three of which, the Pittsburg and Sleubenville, the Allegheny Valley, and the Charters Valley Roads, as we understard the case, have failed to pay to the city and county the interest accruing on the said bonds, and it becomes the duty of the said city and county to meet the in- | terest by increased taxation. The amount of oomls issued by Pittsburg to the three default ing roads natred is, we believe, $1,100,000, j and by Allegheny eounty. Si 400 000—in all 32.500,000. The authorities of Pittsburg pre tend that that city cannot pay without leg islative aid—for that the city charter prohib its an increase of the present rate of the citv • tax, and also prohibits a further increase of ! the funded debt, bo that the city can neith er raise the money from taxation, nor bor row the requisite amount to pay. Admitting i all this to be true, (he citizens of Pittsburg, i if sincerely dsirous to maintain the city's | credit, might have overcome the difficulties j presented by increasing the valuation, which jis said to be much too low. Tins has not ! been done. As regards Allegheny County, | there are no such restrictions HH interpose in the city of Pittsburg, and in order to mpel iho defaulting i Merest, the County Commis sioners pmrr.p t> doubling ol the tax. This is met by a convention ol delegates from all parts ol the county, who, under the allegation of fraud, etc., o*k lo* an exatr.ioa- i lion into the manner of creating the debt, j and insist that the collection of the increased j lux shall ho deferred. All this is done amid many charges of dishonesty against the an- j thornics. and threats of resisting the collec- i lion of the tux, if attempted— Phi/a. Lulger. Cot.. JOHN \V FORNEY—Ti e Washington Star says : " We have overy reason to believe that Col. JOHN W. FOKNF.Y. 011 Saturday, sent to the President hi* declension of the laiter's offer lo him of the U. S. Consulship at Liver pool, tendered soma time since. Col. F. de signs returning to Pennsylvania, where ho will Ire accompanied by the warmest wishes lor his happiness and properity of us lurge and iit'achml a circle ol personal Irirnds a ever si gent'errian acquired among Ilia citizens of Washington, through an,official residence hote." The >Y.ir l>o learns ton! a number of ti.is gonti mail's personal friends in Wash ington, without *1 !-lwe:ion of party, are pre paring to compliment hi n with a publ.o dinner, ere lie temoves It ally loliia home in .In nlelphin, ll is said It.a' lie bus accepted their invitation. So the affair will probably soon come off. j Jurat THOMPSON—The Erie Giselle, an ! j opposition paper i t Judge Thompson's own I co'jniy, sp, uks of hit nomination in the fol- ■ | lowing complimentary language : j '■ A* is well known, we differ from Jodgo Thompson politically, aii(l shall (eel bound j to oppose his election ; but at the same time, ! we can truly say that he is, by legal attain j tticnls and general talents, well qualified for 1 the position lor which l:e has been nominated. I Hi* party has certainly evinced good sense 1 and judgment in selecting liitti. THE INJUNCTION prayed lor to prevent the ' Pennsylvania Railroad Company from pur ! oha*iug the Main Line. was ablv argued la*' week hv Wtlliam I. Hirt alt I Wibiam M Mere lith for the injunction, ami Frederick Stanton and S'. George Tucker Cam, bell lor , the Railroad Company. It will be decided to-day, and to judge from the argument, we I feel confident, that the injunction will be granted. 1 | tT" We ,hV ft burglaries in every neigh '! bothood around#*, ami therefore, the best advice we tan give lo those who 'desire sc | curilv ngaiwt the thieve* is, to go Evans & 1 Watson, and bnv one cf their safes. The firm has a good reputation (or its work. CV Tr.e fruit season is coming on with a lair prospect of plenty, and this is therefore, the time to lay in a stock of cans for pre ferring the delicacies of the season. Arthur. ; Hiirnhaui & Gilroy's card will tell you where i to semi. i jy If you want to know a linle of every thing for a dol'ar, sen.) it to flartn, Dick & Fi stecrald, fcr their new book "Inquire Witblti." I f The I*. S. Siaips Pireciory, promises ! to furnish a kind of information which many people desire, and will no doubt often prove a useful work. nr Flour sells at 57 75 to S-8 |#r barrel in Philadelphia: Wheat at Si 87 per bushel, and corn at 87 eetits per bushef. F9* Somebody wnh more pride than I brums advertises in the Ledger a sowing ii,.;, rr- r we'th SI3O. in exchange for a tiia mouJ breastpin. i tr.i new >per has been suited at Tama qua, ard another i> to be commenceJ at Ash lau.'. Bih,uj <kiil emu y. CP" Rain fell 12 times during the month of May. retfecily clear days during the month nine. J FCRS ACE BCBMTD —On Friday l*t n Blast ' Far ace ai Phcr.uvilie. belonging loßcrvcs, Bcrs ii Co., was blown tn pieces : causing a 1 goc#J deal of consternation in the neighbor hood. Luckily no per-one were about atltoe time, or some pereoeal injuries might have been inflicted. Some of lsie good people of Pl-msixvilte thought the Comet toad come, but they soon recovered Iron# their flight. W He* Jawca THOMrsoa,of Erieceeety, who was nominated last week by the Demo cratic Sia'e Conccaiioe, for Judge of the Supreme Court, was m one time aa appren tice ill noe of the newspaper print tr.g-cffice* 1 cf Philadelphia Kansas Election law. Inasmuch as Ibis may be a matter of in terest to many of our readers, we annex the Bill to provide for taking the census of Kan sas and for holding an election far delegates to the Constitutional Convention. It will be recollected that this bill was vetoed by Gov. Geary, but afterwards passed, by the Legis lature "over bis head," by which is meant the number required by tbo Constitution, which is two ihirds, or three fourths. The secures the following conditions: I. Every bona fide inhabitant of the Ter ritory on the 3d Monday of June, 1857, be in;?a citizen of the United States, twenty one years of age, residing for three months in Hie county where lie offers to vote, is en titled to vote for delegates,and be a delegate, if elected, to die Convention. 2. Ample meaua sre provided lor ascer taining those legally qualified as above, and to protect them Icom violence or intimidation in the exercise of the rigid. This is secured as follows: Sec. 13. If any person by menace, threats lor force, or by any other unlawful means, shall directly or indirectly attempt to influ ence any qualified voter in giving his vote, or deter him from going to the polls, or dis turb or hinder him in the freeexeroise of his right or suffrage at said election, the person j so offending sWI be adjudged guilty of mis demeanor, and punished by fine no; less lean five hundred dolla's, or by imprison ment not less than three months or more than six, or by both. 3. All persons not qualified by law are prevented from voting by the following strin gent enactment: See. 1-1. That every person not being a qualified voter according lo the provisions ol this Act. who shall vote at any election with in said Territory, knowing that he is not et lilletl to vote, ami every person who at the same election shall vote more than or.oe, whether at the same or at different places, shall be adjudged gtiihy of o misdemeanor, and bo punished by u fine ol not le-s than one hundred dollars nor exceeding two hun dred. or by imprisonment not less than three mouths nor exceeding six, or both. 4. All official frauds ore guarded against as follows: See. 15. Any person whatsoever who may be charged with holding the election herein authorized, who shall wilfully anil knowingly commit any fraud or irregularity whatever with the intent to hinder or prevent or defeat a fait expression of the popular will in the said election, shall be guil'y of a mislemean or, and he punished by fine not lesslliun live hundred dollar*, and imprisonment not less than six mouths, nor more than 12 mouths, or both. ESCAPED.—Two persons escaped from the Mnn our county j.iii on last Wednesday even ing, named Henry Warner and John Kile-. The first wuscoiivicied at tint sessions ol our Courts tot stealing, but had not been sentenc- Ed, in consequence o! another indictment pending against him—and the latter had been confined to jail since fast week, on a charge of assault and batle.ty. Watnov's family t sides HI Fishing Creek township, Columbia I county, and he i s ono cf dj* old Callitunn piaus, who. used to alarm that section of country about 15 or'lti years ago wiih their many depredation and malicious ini-chiets Kiles hails Irom toe neighborhood of Wu-li , mgionville, in this county. They effected their escape about 8 o'clock, in the evening, by violently pushing aside a female, living ■ in Sheriff Voting's tainily, whom tltey had asked for u diink ol water, which she was handing l.i them, aid iheii running through l:n> rto'.t room in o ibe jud lot, and imm therce over iSe fence through tin' bark alley. Warner ran up llto river and Kile* down.— Bo'li were followed roam distance, bill soon ili-Hjijioaiod in die itosk of the evening, be* iiisj MOII:, voting and ac'ive inen, and thus eluded il.eir pursuers. Shetiff Young was temporarily übsenl, which was no doubt kmiw 11 to Warner, who unproved the oppor tunity, and succeeded but too well. This man had made repeated attempts to escape, and was watched very closely by the Sher ill, but at lust gained his object by a strata gem. A reward of twenty live dollars is otiereil for the apprehension and reltlril of the prisoite..—Diiui'i iit Democrat. MCTIIF.R OF rum. is obtained from shells of various kinds, and particularly frr>m those of ilia oyster. Those found in the Indian seas atone, furnish this coat in sufficient thickness to he of viilne. The genus of the shell fih called PeotaJine, produces the fi test pe*tls. It is found most lieqnently around the coast of Ceylon, in the Frisian gulf and ihe Australian eas. The mother ol pearl possesses the most brilliant hues. which depend entirely upon iis structure The microscopic furrows which rou across ihe surface ol every slice, act upon ibe re j flecteittdghv in suvti ■ way as to product# i*f 1 chromatic effect. This substance is very ; delica-e to work, but it may be fashioned by i files, saws and diills, with the aid of corro sive acid, and is polished by colcoihat ol vitriol. Fuss—ln a few uerk, housekeepers, ' grocers, butchers anJ ail w ill cry out aasinsi ihe plague of flics. The following meihml tof preventing their ingress into shops, may be of vali-e: A traveller remarks that the j botcher shops of Geneva are all open, and I although immense number* of flies may be seen on the ou-side walls, i,.it one comes tn. Th ; s is caused by th* uioer walls rub , bed over with laurel oil. which i o effective ! preveniive against the intrusion ol these troublesome insects. The Courier tie Havre. j in alluding to this fact, states thai no fly will • e.ucr a r, OID In which a wreath of waiter I leaves has beec burg np. The expet.meu: , is worth trying. W Mr. Ptekena baa positively declined itie mwsion to Ra*eia. Ii is probable thai he will be re amed to the D. S. Senate to fill ibe vacaccy caused by the death of Senator < Butler. tW Tbe Miltoe Bncge Corapeoy have ] rawed their 4eU. Seaae of tbe ciiaeoa, ie eanarqaeoce thereof, have bad their dander ' raiaad, and threaten a rope ferry. SALE OF THE MAIN UNE. 'PjiJLADKLrHiA , June 13, 1*57. Editors of the Sunrfnj Transcript: My u'len lion has just been sfire-iwil to that pari of the bill in eqatty, filed in mr name, against the i Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where il 11 represented the SiaH Canals, between Co lumbia and Pittsburg bare not for many years realized sufficirr.t income to pay ex penses.' Il is Undorbtedly ooirect that the portion of the Main Line between Columbia and Pittsburg, if till Portage Railroad is inclu ded, has been un|Roluciive, and such was my instruction for "framing the bill. The omission to insert' Ihe Portage Road was a clerical error, whit i I did not discover until my attention was < died lo it. and [ have in structed iiiy com ei to have the necessary amendment made The Car.als of l e Main Line and the Por tage Railroad an connecting links of one work between thr two termini at Columbia ami Pittsburg. T s Canal yielded in 1856: $249 891 93 Expenses, 198,015 57 Nell income,. 51,876 36 The Portage Road, 8 20.047 23 Expenses, 193.R04 53 Loss on poriag road, $173,757 30 Deduct nett inoortj of canals, 51.876 36 • ' r. Lota, for $121,880 91 The above statistics appear in detail in the Canal CommilsMner's Reporttaf 1856. But, while this part of theVlain Lino is unproductive, Ihe other portion of il is jusl the reverse. , The Columbia R. R. yielded in '56 £553,034 2S Expenses, 41(1556 41 Netl revenue on Colombia R. R. £504,477 87 Deduct loss oil Canal and Por tage road, 121,880 94 ■ T Neil revenue on the whole, £382,596 93 Add loiintige tax. 1856, 6n IVnaVß.lt. £197,298 95 Harrisburg mid Lan caster, 23,002 91—220,302 86 Natt receipts for 1856, 86(n!,888 "a paying 5 per cent. interest on 512,057 875 ol ■lit* public debt. Tliis result excludes (lie expenditures for improvements 6f a permanent character, the purchase of new machinery; rebuilding ol bridges, &e. As these imptovements last lor a sorieaof years, it is not considered just to charge them wholly to the running ex penses of the year. The hems amounted, in 1856, to the sntn of Si7l 084 41. Estimating the proportion of 1856 at ten per cent, per year, as they will continue serviceable for at least ten year*, there will be a tied mi i ion of 817,- 108 44, leaving the liml receipts 5585,- - paying live per rent, interest on SI 1,- 715.807 of llie Male debt. The public is aware that the late act ol Assembly permits the purchase! to abandon, til pleasure, the Fortage Railroad, untl the western division ol the Canals. The measure enables the purchaser to a ban-lon tin nnprnduetive rati of the public tils lN&f>, flowing (torn i!te remainder of jhe wotks, ebiuh the pur chasers are obliged to keep up, stands thus: | The receipts at Colombia per the : Canal, including nut-lei lock, 8-71,133 01 Pur* month, 45,555 23 Hsrrisburg, 33 236 48 , Newport, 5,t fill 01 I Lew.Mown, 7,321 It : Huntingdon, 13.89163 liulltdaytbutt*, 18.421 72 195 327 39 Columbia Railroad, 953 031 29 Total, 51,148,361 68 Expenditures on the different divisions ol canal are a fol lows : I Eastern division, $44,477 94 , Lower Juniata, 29.084 54 Upper .Imriata 56,031 54 { ending at HnlliJuvsbnr?. Colombia Koad\mohulin3 ten I percent, ol ihae.vpsnditures as slated if. first exhibit, $464,640 37 Total expenCi.utes, 5604,334 39 i Nett re.venw , $534 027 29 i Being the interet at 5 per cent., the amoort j to be paid the St l by a purchaser, under ' the bill referred j>. on Sib.Bßo 545 If the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ! should become the purchaser, and the ton ' nags tax thereby r-1 asctl. tbe account would i stand tuus:—To)ll receipts in that pan, they j are obliged by It.e bill to keep op, is as i above $1,148,361 68 Add onnnge (ax, 2-0 Sol 86 Total, 51.868.663 54 Deduct total expenditure, but 33 4 39 Neil receipts, "64 329 15 Repreae.nting a capital of 515,256 583 Paying an interest of five per ceid. These are the fignYas. without saying any thing of ihlter mm U<niv ttww4 if-llnf -knußii the purchasers. I have thus a'empted to give a candid, fair statement of my views ol the value ol these improvemeets under Uie different a pect presented, ami am confident that no one can present it by figures fairly put together, in any worse bgli- H. S. MOTT. Fi'tnoit akd DtseasK.—The Paris corres ' pomlent of the Trwion Traveller sirs:—' The dnrtow have dtclared that the present extra ordinary invasion ol cold*, gripes and pen tonital it:flamm Too (which prove nnosoally fat-l) are entirely owing to the belloebicoats, ; which expose the whole female person, from the wa st down re the feet, to the weather." Wi- 'h e , t e ver any 'a-hion which was not 1 der.oviceJ a* ihjjcaof-e of disease* Medi cal men find y flf -ch easier to explain the ' origin of J; wto* m that way than to discover i the real sources of derangement to health. | Paooar-s or Lacca Bxca is Paats.—A great reyauujpa ha taken place in the bever age of vmeciaJ Jfaooe. Toe increased cost of wine, conaecfeeet opoa the failure of the | grape crop, ha* made claret among the j common people* expensive luxury. Mat liquor* have tafias tbe pGre of the jaiee ol I tbe grape, a.ui*' Bavarian aie, a MM of lagffl I beer, Uu favorite, Panama "tipf*e "„ Lands of the ftulgwny Farm and Lund company In Elk CoutH|r Pa. The following is acepy of (he proceedings of the Boston Society of-Natural History.— 1t shows to great advantage the immense | mineral and agricul'ural wealth of this part |of the country. Ilia in the midst ef flourish- I ing settlements, where a large business is now done, and where Ihere ia e cash mar ket. It is not difficult to perceive the im mense wealth and business importance to which this district is destined to arrive. It will supply the vasl trade of Ihe Lakes with coal, and a large lumbering district of coun try east of it with agricultural produce. In the settlement over 20,000 acres are now in a high slate of cultivation. . Hare is solid ground for future progress and increase. This is an unavoidable con sequence of its resources and location. How people can be so infatuated as lo go to the hard-working, and unwholesome regions of the West, whilst such great advantages are at their doors, we are at a loss lo conjecture. BOSTON SOCIETY tF NATURAL HIS TORY. Reported for the Boston Traveller ly the Record ing Secretary. 'l'llE PfIEMDENT IN THE CtlAlß.—ProfeSSOr Agassi/, opened the meeting by some highlv interesting remarks upon 8 new family of fishes and their habits. Dr. Cha. T. Jackson pave brief descrip tion of Ihe bilomiiious coal formation of Elk county, Pennsylvania, which he had been engaged in exploring during the month of June last. He observed that the gieat bitu- - minous coal basin or trough extends fiom the north-western border of Pennsylvania, : to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, us indicated on Mr. , Jules Mf.rcou's Geological map of the Utti- ] ted Smtes. I The northern portion of this basin is of great economical value on account of its be ing the nearest to Lake Erie, ono of Ihe I greatest markets for coals, which are requir ed lor navigation on all tho prenl Lakes, and 1 for the furnaces ami eas works, as vvpll as domestic use for fuel, on both the United j Stales uml Canada sides of these lakes. He remarked thai statistics showed a larger amount of tonnage on the lakes than exists I on the Atlantic coast of this country, and ! that steam navigation would certainly great- I ly increase upon the lakes where coals could 1 be obtained at a reasonable cost, as will soon ; be tho case when the western portion of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, now under con tract, is completed, which would be done in lite course of two years. Since the recent explorations were made into the extensive coal formation of E'k Co., Pa., the Directors of this important Railroad have ordered the r"ud to be laid amid these coal fields and ihe consequence of this move ment will soon be felt in Iho augmented val ue of the coal lands. The particular region explored by Or Jackson is known as the Ridgway Land and Coal Companies' property, some 27,- 000 acres of land, all situated in tho coal region. Five or six beds of coal underlie t two lo five degrees from the horizon, and are 1 torn two to six feet in thickness. Most of ; the large beds are undisturbed, and only the 1 small ones are here and there denuded by | valleys of excavation. The deep ravines, or tuns, expose some . of the out crops of the larger beds on the southeast sides of the hills. On the north west they are still deeply covered with rocks, the sandstones and bituminous shales, j Eafh of these coal beds is overlaid with a stratum of 8 or 10 inches of slaty cannel coal, 1 and they all rest on tire clays. Iron ores. I namely carbonate of iron and brown hicmai • be, abound, the former in the fire clays and ! the latter in the superincumbent shales. But ' few 10-sil plants are found in these shales, and only the scales, fins, and tails of fishes in the slaty cannel coal, which appears to Intve been a lino aqueous sediment of water lodged vefbtable mailer. A bed of buff-colored limestone occurs beneath lite principal bed of coal, and is nine or ten feet thick. This limestone con tains tmall lussil bivalve shells, not yet itemed. The Ridgway ' ,ml thus contains coal, iron ores, limestone and sandstone, with an abun dance of clay suitable lor fi-e-proof bricks- All the facilities lor the reduction of iron ex ists on the spot, and soon the means of trans po-ta'ion of the coals and metal to market w-i'l be supplied. The country is elevated about 1600 above feet above the sea, ami is in latitude 4125 N., and long. 140 \V. ol Washington, nn'd is remntkabiy healthy. The following analyst* ot the coal*, iron ore and lim-ttfnne have been made by l>r. Jackson, since bis retum to Boston. Speci men from the 6 feet bed : Fixed carbno, . . • • 52 38 Gas expelled by heal, . . .40 00 Ashes ol coke, . • • • '62 100.00 The ashes analyxed yielded— Alumina and oxide of iron, . • 110 Lime, 022 7.52 The slaty cannel gives- Fixed ctrbon, 22 Gas, , Eatihy matter, 100 The limestone yielded— I Carbonate of lime, . • • 95.75 ■ Insoluble silica, . . • • 3 00 i Peroxide of iron, . . • . 1-25 100 00 Analysis or tbe bali* of carbonate of iron, i 100 gr*. of this ore yielded— f : Pe-oxide ol iroo, . . 61 50=iron, 43 j Carbonic acid, . . 31.50 j Silex, . . , - 7.00 j i ' • - 10000 I In smelting iron ore* with these coal* it ! will be neceesary to convett the coal into j coke, and tbe small coaU may thus be dis i posed of on tbe spot. No better gas-making coak are found ia j the Unhid Sate#*a*d bit doe better variety 1 in the Brhish yiAiilqee of New Biutwwiek— I namely, that of Albert coaihf 1 ** ' ** J " I THE PUBLIC HEALTH in the various cities ' aiftear- to bo very(eood. In this city last week, tl-ere is a amall increase ol death*, but the whole Dumber only 177 ih a population of over half a million, anil no pariiouUrly prevalent disease. In New York, (he number of deaths last week was 334, in a population of about 600.000—a decrease in.lhe mortality, compared with the week previous. In all the Southern cities, we see reported the same 1 good condition of the public health, though, in some cities, as at New Orleans, the heat is intense. The effect will probably soon be experienced in increased bills of mortality, though at present liter? are no signs of yellow fever, or epidemic disease of any description, in any direction, in the Union. WHAT NEXT. —Mr. A. M. Allen, of Potta ville, has bought the right for o new style of picture, catlsd Photographs on Leather. The impression is made on Patent Leather, and is said to be the most durable and portable style now taken. MODEL MINISTERS OF JUSTICE.— Chigngo, (111 ) papers, stale that two justices of the I peace ami one constable, of that city, have been sentenced to bard labor in the city ptis on, for six months, for "extortion, receiving money unlawfully,and making false charge".' t3T A NEW COUNTERFEIT.—A new coun | terfeit five dollar note-on the Exchange Bank [of Piilsburg, has made its appearance. It is well executed. The vignette represents two females floating in the air. It pnrporls to have been engraved by W. L. Wintly. ty The valuable tract of coal land in Schuylkill county, known as Bauin tract, wax sold at Sheriff's sale on Saiurduy last, to Mr. Eldritlge Levari, (or the sunt of 841,000. There is a valuable coal colliery on the land. ty Of the twenty-threo millions of dollars in the Treasury of the United States, there are at New York over oloven millions, si most one-half; at Philadelphia, two millions and a halt ; at New Orleans three millions and at San Francisco one million nnd a half TV HOTKI. SOLD— -The ''Fallon House," in f.ook Haven, was sold at Sheriff's sale, recently, for $15,000. Mr. J. K. Jackman was the purchaser. A VKNTILATING HAT is one of the latest practical novelties. The hat is nia.lo to open at its sides, at some distance from tho crown, thus forming the body in two parts, one of which is connected permanently with the crown, Rtid the other with the lower portion of the hat. so that the crown portion may be j adjusted to lorm an open or close communi- 1 cation with the lower or front portion. s|>ci*Bal Notices HOI.I.OWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. —Those who have been taught to behove that there is no remedy for cancer but the knife, are invited to read tho following statement.— Reuben Withers, late of Brooklyn, and now residing ai Marysville, California, was for i several months treated secundum nrlem, by two physician*, for what tljey pronounced to be s cancerous tumor on the left breast.— Finally they recommended excision, but tho j ianient hnvthg heard much of ff.e etficsey of lloltnwaj's Ointment, in such esses, resolved , to try its effects belore submit'njg his flesh j to the steel. He used it in conformity with . the directions, for two months, at the end of I which time the lump had entirely disappear ed, and up to the date of his leaving for Sac Frnocisco, in August last, an interval of four , teen weeks, 110 symptoms of its reappear ance could be discovered. 'Che Pills are : equally efficacious in all internal diseases. j " WOODLAND ORKAM"— A Pomade for i beautifying the Hair —highly perfumed, , superior 10 any French article imported, and I for half the price. For dressing Ladies Hair \ it has no equal, giving it a bright glo'sy ap | pearanee. It causes Gentlemen's Hair to I curl in the mnst natural manner. It removes 1 dandruff, always giving the hair the appear j ance of being Iresh shampooed. Priee only fitly cents. None genuine unless signed PETRI DGE & CO., Proprietors of the " Holm of a thousand Flowers." For sole by all Druggists. New York. OnTbttf*day evening, llth at War nerville, by James Masiers, Eq , Mr. I'K R KI* J D SWISHER, ai d Mis* ELIZABETH WARS F.R, J both ot PIIIO twp., in this county. &££*&&(> In this place 011 Saturday, 13ili ins!., ol scarlei fever. SOPIIROSIA, DAUGHTER of ShetilJ Miller, a-jeil ahou 1 10 years. TOLLS AT BEACH BAVEX. COLLECTOR'S OTF'GK, ) Br.uM ilji tu, Jn-te SiA. '57. J MR. EDITOR :—The amount of lolls receiv ed at this office are as follows: March, S 91 04 April, 10585 79 May, ........ 20953 30 Total, . . . 531630 13 JOHN S. FOLLMER. Collector. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. THAT Mr. J. O. Richardson is no longer Agent for ns. Nor will we pay any farther debt* ot bis contracting. GRAHAM & BRO., Btover r.-ffcy, Cc'.umbia Co., Pa. Jone 16, 1867.—4t. COOPLIUNO. ; THE subsciiber announces tliai he will , carry on the COOPERING BUSINESS at hi ! brewery in Hnpkinsville. w here he will make BARRELS, TUBS, KEGS, and ever> thine in that line ot business. He will also repair work nl al! kinds, and will do it skillfully and at lair juices. CHARLES W HASSERT, Bluomshnrg, June 2, 1857. Executor's Notice. NOTICE U hereby given that letter* testa meutary upon the estate of Peter Hailocher, late of Mifflin tnwnshtp, Columbia county, deceased, have been granted to the under signed residing in the township of Mifflin. Ail persona indebted to tbe estate are re quested to make payment without delay, and ifto&a iiajrtfc# sccuunU? (or payment lo pffwoi them ft .■ „ ' JOtW H HETLER. Exrnuhr. ' Mffllftr townaWp, June 21, fflOT-dt* j mi .-uiinfft \ .vm , EVANS * WATSON'S ■RWT * MARAUFACLUMFL SAUMANgBB TRUTH tS MOR W Jf MUST PREVAIL. Report of the Committee appointtd {a ■ superintend the burning / the /rem Safes At Reading, frh- '27 th, 1857. READING, March 4ih. The undersigned, members of the Commit* - tee, do respectfully report, that wa saw the two Safes originally pureed upon by Fsrrets & Herring and Evans & Watson, placed ltd* by side in t furnace, vix: The Sate in tnrby the Paymaster of the Philadelphia and Read ing Railroad Company, in his office at Road* ing, manufactured by Farrels & Herring, anil ' the Safe in use by 11. A. Lauli, in hit store, manufactured by Evans & Watson, and put in books and papers precisely alike. The fire was started at Si o'clock, A. &1., and kept up until tour cords of green hickory: two cords dry oak ami half chestnut top wood were entirely consumed, the whole under the superintendence of the sobscribartTmrijt bers ol the Committee. The Safes war* then cooled oil with water, after which they wera opened, agd the books and papers taken out by the Committee and sent to 11. A. f.vt'x'o store for public examination, after they war* first examined and marked by the Commit tee. The books and papers taken from lb* Sife manufactured by Evans & Watson were but slightly by the intense heat, while those taken Irom the Safe manufac- , tared bv Parrel* & Harriot were, in our jufcg- " mem, damaged lully fifteen per cent, mrfra than those taken from Evans & Watson's Sale. JACOB H. DYSHER, DANIELS. HUNTEft. Having been absent during the burning, we lully coincide with the above statement ot the condition of tliu papers and booka tak en out of the respective Safes. G. A. NICOLLS, H. 11. MUHLENBERG. JAMES MILHOLLANI). The following named gentlemen, resident# of Resiling ami its vicinity, who aaw the above lire, Imve purchased Safes Irotn Evans & Watson since the burning up to May Ist, 1S 57. (. A. Nioolls, 1 Silomon Rhoada, I It. It Company, 8 \V. B. Yerger, 1 11. A. I.vwi'z; 2 Geo. K. Levure, 1 KuU & lleister, 1 Samuel Fusing, t W. Rhosds & Son, 1 J M &G.W.Haniscb,t (I W. Mmsimer, 2 James Jameson, I Dr. Win. Moore, I J. B.&A. B. Wanner t Levi J. Smut-, I Jacob Schmucker, 1 High & Craig, 1 Wm.Kmg, 1 Win. Krick, 1 V. B. Shollenberger,l K .in lin Mti & Haunt, I Leopold Hirsb, 1 Wirt. Mi-Failin, 1 Ezra Miller, I Geo. J Eckert, 1 W.C.&P.M.Ermeo- Isaac Itttlh, 1 trout, I Bnlmeyer, Follmer Win. Djimhower, 1 & Co. 1 Bullit & Milton, 1 EVANS & WATSUN. kiltie 17, 1857. • ITILI'AURIISUARY VOLUME. Quintcscer.ee rj Knowledge. The title of this wonderful honk is "IN QUIRE WITHIN FOR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW; or over 3700 facte tor ilie people —Cloth Gill, 435 pigea. Price, SI 00. "Inquire Within" is one of the most val uable and extraordinary volumes ever pre rented to the American public, and embodies nearly 4000 Lots, in ilia most of wluch any per-on living w ill find instruction, aid and entertainment. | "Inquire Within" is sold at tho low prion of One Dollar, and jet it contains 436 pages of cloudy printed matter, un.l i handsomely and strongly bound. It is a Doctor, Gar .toner, a Schoolmaster, a Dancing Master, an 1 Artist, a Naturalist, a Modeller, a Cook, a Lawyer, a Surgeon, a Chess Player, u Cot j dietician, a Brewer, an Acuunr.ianl, an At clutect, a lather vvtuer, "lloyle" and n Gen ! eral Guide to all kinds of Usetul and Fancy i Employment, Amusement and Motley Mak* I inu. Besides all this intormaiion—and we I have nnt room in give a hundredth part of it , —ii contains so many useful and valuable j recipes, dial an enumeration ol them re : quires 72 tolnmns of lint: type .for the Index. "Inquire Within" is no rolleciion of an eiei t sayings nnd recipes, bill the whole it fresh nod new, and soiled to thu present limes. As a bonk to keep in the family for reference it is uurqltalled, comprising, as it does, all kinds of brinks information in a sin gle volume. Published by GARKF.T, DICK & FITZGERALD, 18 Ann S>reet, N. Y. TV Copies of the book sent by mail, oa receipt ot 51, to any address, free ol postage. Reliable Agetil* wanted to canvass for "in quire Within."' —Send Cash orders to the Publisher. %* Editors of Country Newspapers giving ihe above advertisement three prominent in sertion 4 . calling aticn'ion to the same in their j editorial columns nnd sending a marked copy | to ihe publishers will receive "Inquire With in" per return of mail, free of postage. lv Also just published, THF. ARTIST'S i BKIDF,, by Einergun Beunet. Price SI.OO. June 17, 1857. Comer Slone Laying. 'l'flF. Cotnei Sinno o( ihe Evans. Lutheran , C inch in Cet ire lownship, Columbia CO., ; r I , • ill be laid, G .1 willing, on TAltrrJnjf, ■ the 1M of June. with arpiopriate religious service* in English and German. Services ;to commence at 10 u'clock A.M. Minister# ! ot all denominations, and the public general -1 ly are invited to npend. R. A. SHARKETTS, Pastor. ! June 17, 1857 -2w. ___ *•-• Exccnlor's Notice. i NOTICE is hereby given that letters testa . meutary upon Ihe estate of Sarah MbCioff, : late of Bloomsbnrg, Columbia coumy, de j ceased, have been granted to the undersign ed residing also in Bloomsburg. All persona ' indebted to die said estate are requested to i make payment without delay, and those hav j iug accounts against the estate to present them for payment to H. C. HARTMAN, Executor. Bloomsburg, June 17, 1857. JO OOO"JOINT"AND LAPSH INGLES i lot sale at the Arcade by | May 27. '57. A. C. MKNSCH. A LARGE LOT of Thibet Shawls just re- I 1 ceivcd and for sale by ! | A. C. MENSCH '! I AKGE assortment ol Iron, Steel agjl Nails I ■"-* fur sale at the Arcade by II May 27. '"57. A. C. MENSCH. ' j it COAL lor sale at the Arcade by A. A. C. MENSCH. MUSLINS a yard wide for 8 eentsp wtd good oriuta for 6± cents just received by A. C. MENSCH. A" FULL ASSORTMENT of Ladies' Dry- Goods at ihe Arcade by I May 27, 57. A. C. MENSCH. IYf ORTICED POSTS oa band and tor sale " at the Arcade by | May 27, '57. A. C. MENSCH. COTTON and Wool Carpet for sale obeap at the Arcade by I May W,'47. AC. MLN|CIL
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